Player rankings were based on how many points they got in the voting process. Voters were TSN experts and reporters from around the league.
Notable Players Below the Top 50
PLAYER
John Chick DE ----------- Ranked 06 in 2015; Ranked 76 in 2016
Chad Owens SB -------- Ranked 09 in 2015; Not Ranked in 2016
Bear Woods LB --------- Ranked 13 in 2015; Ranked 89 in 2016
Stanley Bryant OL------ Ranked 19 in 2015; Ranked 85 in 2016
Chip Cox LB ------------- Ranked 20 in 2015; Not Ranked in 2016
Weston Dressler SB --- Ranked 27 in 2015; Ranked 51 in 2016
I think its an interesting list. Not as obvious as in in past years. Perhaps more thoughtful.
I was kind of surprised at Reilly as 1. But then thought why not?
Bighill at 2 is interesting.
So too are
08. Derel Walker, REC Edmonton Eskimos
09. Jamaal Westerman, DE Winnipeg Blue Bombers
10. John Bowman, DE Montreal Alouettes
11. SirVincent Rogers, OL Ottawa REDBLACKS.
People gave some thought to this.
Basically just some fun stuff. But we all like lists.
Nice of TSN to give everyone a good laugh again this year with another ridiculous "top 50".
Evidently all starting QBs are automatically a top 50 player. Hank Burris at #4 is comical but Jonny Jennings at #31 is just embarrassing. And then there's The Worst Big Game QB In Pro Football History at #46.
Joke Knox Jr might be the 34th best LB in the CFL but there's no possible way any credible source would ever consider him the #34 player in the league.
Not sure what the various teams’ performance three, four, or five years ago have to do with how players on those teams are expected to perform this year. And the last two Grey Cup games have been decided in the last few minutes by less than a touchdown. Not exactly total domination there.
But I do agree that, given that 56% of all players play in the west, perhaps there should have been a few more western players than eastern players. Then again, with all the player movement over the winter, maybe there are / were?
Why assume any kind of correlation between number of top players in a division and winning a Grey Cup? What if you're a great player on a bad team? What if you're a great player but you get injured? Championships are won as a team and are completely beside the point here. We're talking about individual players.
Can someone explain why Trevor Harris who passed for 33 TDs last year and over 4,000 yards passing didn't make the list but a QB who hasn't played in two years (Durant) made the list?.................................. :? :? :?
Probably not. At least not with any logical basis.
Actually, their logic was probably that , while both guys were healthy coming out of training camp, Durant was more likely to start more games, assuming you believe he can stay healthy - a pretty big assumption given the last two years. Remember, Harris was going to be backing up the invincible Burris, so not likely to play much.